All the London pubs that have closed down in the past year as new data suggests pub industry in grave trouble

It has been a bad year for pubs. New data by tax specialists Ryan sketches a dispiriting scene, with the equivalent of one pub a day closing permanently in England and Wales throughout the year. In total, in the 12 months leading up to December, 366 pubs were either demolished or converted for other uses. The total number of pubs in England and Wales (including vacant sites and those being offered to let) fell to 38,623 from 38,989 a year earlier.

“These pubs have closed permanently, not temporarily,” Alex Probyn, practice leader for Europe and Asia-Pacific property tax at Ryan, told the Press Association. “The buildings have been demolished or converted into housing, offices, nurseries, cafes or other uses. Once repurposed, they almost never return to pub use.”